Te Pipiwharauroa 172
No. 172
1/9/12
[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 172, Gisborne, September, 1912.
‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]
‘Kui! Kui! Whitiwhitiora.’ (The cry of the shining cuckoo.)
GRIEVING AND LAMENTATION.
[Hymn 152, Piko nei te matenga]
1. Our heads are bowed,
Great sadness is upon us.
Son of God,
Have pity on us.
2. Our friend has gone,
Departed to the after-life,
Leaving us grieving.
Have pity on us.
